Education

Mind-mapping with Stoke Newington Focus Group

Resource pack

Rainbow Jews created a fun and educational resource pack for secondary schools. We worked together with teachers and LGBT educators to do this, and we ran focus groups with students to gauge what elements of the heritage they want to learn about.

The Now & Then Toolkit will be also available via London Metropolitan Archives. Teachers and pupils will enjoy a free, half-day activity complemented with appropriate memorabilia items. Enquire via LMA.

ENJOY!

HOW DID WE DO IT?

Step 1: Calling all teachers

In 2013, we are carried out a survey of teachers and educators.

The survey was to gather the voices and opinions of those who will use our teaching tools and resource packs, so that we can make them as accessible, relevant and useful as possible.

Step 2: Focus Groups

We conducted in 2012/13 three focus groups with students and teachers/educators to help us prepare the educational resource packs.

1) The first youth advisory group happened on 5 December 2012, and consisted of 25 pupils, aged 13-15, from Stoke Newington Secondary School.

2) The second youth advisory group took place on 6 November 2013, and was conducted by an RJ volunteer with 21 children and aged 13-16 and their facilitator, from the local Woodcraft Folk Group, Forest Gate.

3) An educator focus group with five education professionals from LMA happened on Tuesday 17 September 2013. This was to ensure that learning materials comply with the national curriculum.

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Endorsements

"Rainbow Jews provides an important source of Jewish history. I urge people to get involved and support this project in whichever way they can"

Rabbi Danny Rich
Liberal Judaism CEO

"I am honoured to support Rainbow Jews and to celebrate the huge positive contribution that Jewish people make to the LGBT community and to our wider society. Jewish and LGBT people share many parallels of oppression and of triumph over adversity. As victims of prejudice, it is important for us to stand together united against all hate."